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Music Lil Durk Shares A Heartfelt Message From Prison On His 33rd Birthday Lil Durk was arrested a year ago on murder for hire charges, and his legal battle has been tough to mitigate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mocks Lil Tjay's Chipotle Shooting While Defending Gym Brawl When a group of men jumped 6ix9ine at an LA Fitness in 2023, he might not have expected to use this against Lil Tjay years later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music YG Reveals The Advice Kendrick Lamar Gave Him As he prepares for the release of his new album this month, YG is switching up how he navigates his career with advice from K. Dot. By Erika Marie June 05, 2026
Music Toronto Woman Tears Into Drake While Calling "The Breakfast Club" Charlamagne Tha God joked about someone from OVO making a call to get "The Breakfast Club" off the air before a Toronto Drake hater called in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music Drake Paid For "ICEMAN" Rollout Himself, Says DJ Akademiks Akademiks was able to meet Drake for the first time after the rapper flew him out to Toronto on a private jet. By Erika Marie May 21, 2026
Music Macklemore Announces “Free Palestine Tour” After Ed Sheeran Exit After being removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour dates, Macklemore unveils a “Free Palestine Tour” with three European stops. By Erika Marie September 24, 2026
Crime Diddy’s $100M Lawsuit Against NexStar Moves Forward As Parties Consider Settlement: Report Diddy took a partial win in court. By Aron A. September 14, 2026
Music Lil Durk Won't Take The Stand In His Murder-For-Hire Trial Both the defense and the prosecution in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial have rested their cases, which means closing arguments are next. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Wants To Hold Going-Away Party For Lil Durk After OTF Jam Mentioned Him In Trial 6ix9ine has been trolling Lil Durk extensively during Durk's murder-for-hire trial, which recently heard OTF Jam speak about Tekashi's feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026
Music Kanye West's Russian Concerts Canceled As Venue Finally Speaks Out Kanye West was supposed to have two concerts in Russia on October 10 and 11, but those have been hit with a reality check. By Alexander Cole August 25, 2026
Beef NBA Youngboy Apologizes To Future & Karlissa Saffold Then Immediately Retracts Offset tries to get NBA Youngboy to cool out. By Aron A. July 10, 2026
Sports Giannis Antetokounmpo Explains Why Drake Won The Kendrick Lamar Beef Giannis Antetokounmpo is a hip-hop fan, and he has some thoughts concerning the likes of Drake and Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole July 06, 2026